Izindiza zaseLusaka ziya eThekwini kuProFlight Zambia

Sekumenyezelwe ukuqaliswa kabusha kwezindiza phakathi kweLusaka, Zambia kanye neTheku, eNingizimu Afrika. Izindiza ziqala ngomhla ka-06 ku-April 2023 futhi zizosebenza ngoLwesine njengoba izindiza zangeSonto zizokwethulwa ngomhla ka-16 Ephreli, kanye nendiza ekhethekile yangoLwesibili mhla ziyi-11 kuMbasa yezivakashi ezibuya ngempelasonto yePhasika.

Ukwethulwa kwalezi zinsizakalo zomoya kuzohlinzeka ngokuthuthuka okukhulu kumthamo wabahambi phakathi Zambia kanye neNingizimu Afrika. Ngonyaka wezi-2021 nowezi-2022 ukuhamba phakathi kwalezi zindawo ezimbili kube nokukhula okungama-38%, kanti ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukuthunyelwa kweNingizimu Afrika e-Zambia kukhule ngo-R1,6 wezigidigidi okwenza iZambia ibe phakathi kwabalingani ababalulekile beNingizimu Afrika kwezohwebo phakathi kwe-Afrika eseNingizimu.

“Singuhulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal, kuyasithokozisa ukwamukela lezi zinsiza zomoya ezithunyelwa ngendiza I-ProFlight Zambia. Le nkonzo yomoya entsha ngokungangabazeki izobamba iqhaza ekuqiniseni ukuxhumana kwebhizinisi phakathi kwalezi zindawo ezimbili, ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa ukuthi seziningi izinkampani ezisebenza eZambia naseNingizimu Afrika. Ukuxhumana okuthuthukisiwe kwezindiza kuzokwenza kube lula ukuthi amabhizinisi ahambe phakathi kwala mazwe womabili, kube lula ukuhwebelana kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu. Kusho uMnu Siboniso Duma onguNgqongqoshe wezokuThuthukiswa koMnotho, ezokuVakasha nezeMvelo kanye nomholi wezamaBhizinisi kaHulumeni KwaZulu-Natal.

Lo mzila omusha uzophinde unikeze umfutho odingeka kakhulu embonini yezokuvakasha, njengoba iZambia neNingizimu Afrika zombili kuyizindawo ezithandwa izivakashi. IZambia yaziwa ngezilwane zasendle, ubuhle bemvelo, kanye nemisebenzi yokuzijabulisa, kuyilapho iKwaZulu-Natal idume ngamabhishi ayo, ubuciko nokuzijabulisa.

Imeya yeTheku, uCllr. UMxolisi Kaunda uzwakalise ukujabula ngokubuya kweProFlight. “Sijabulile ukuthola iProFlight endizela emuva Durban. Njengoba imboni yezokuvakasha iya isisimama kancane kancane, ukuqaliswa kabusha kwalezi zinsiza zezindiza kwenza kube lula ukukhululeka nokuhambela amabhizinisi ukuya eThekwini. Ukukhula kohambo lwangaphakathi kwe-Afrika nakho kuyisici esibalulekile sesu lethu elibanzi lokuqinisekisa ukuncintisana, okuphinde kunikwe amandla ngokwengezwa kwalokhu kuxhuma emoyeni.'

Uqhube wathi “Sizibophezele ekukhuliseni ukuzibandakanya kwethu eDurban Direct, lapho sakwazi khona ukuthola lezi zindiza ezintsha, ukuze sikhulise uhlelo lwethu lokuheha izinsiza zezindiza ezintsha edolobheni.

Ukwethulwa kwalo msebenzi omusha womoya kulindeleke ukuthi kuvuleke amathuba emisebenzi eZambia naseNingizimu Afrika. Njengoba izivakashi eziningi kanye nabahambi bebhizinisi bevakashela lezi zindawo ezimbili, kuzoba nesidingo esikhulayo semisebenzi yokungenisa izihambi kanye nemboni yezinsizakalo.

UMnu Nkosinathi Myataza, oyiRegional General Manager ye-Airports Company South Africa, uphethe ngokuthi “Siyajabula ukubuyisela izindiza eziqondile ezisuka eLusaka ziya eThekwini, kusekela imizamo yethu esihlangene yokubuyisela ukuxhumana kwezindiza KwaZulu-Natal. Ukuqaliswa kabusha kwenkonzo yezomoya kuyintuthuko enhle eZambia naseNingizimu Afrika, enethuba lokuthuthukisa ezohwebo, ezokuvakasha, nokuxhumana kwezamabhizinisi phakathi kwalezi zindawo ezimbili.”